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Review by JeriMorris -- High Flying by Kaylin McFarren
[Following is a volunteer review of "High Flying" by Kaylin McFarren.]
Learning to deal with depression and anxiety stemming from a broken childhood, Skylar finds something in life worth living for. Ever since she was in school, Skylar has wanted to be a pilot. With strong will and determination, she finds relief in the clouds. Becoming a stunt pilot gives her an outlet to ease the pain that encircles her soul, helping her deal with her depression. Flying in a stunt show, a sudden storm erupts in front of her, throwing her off course. She is guided down safely by a mystery man. When she lands, she gets the shock of a lifetime, she is thrown twenty-one years in the past just a few days before her father dies. Trying to find her way back to where she belongs, Skylar realizes she has the chance to rewrite her family’s history. While trying to keep herself and her father alive, she learns more about her family’s shady past than she ever imagined. Will, she successfully rewrite her family’s past, or will she find that sometimes you just can’t change fate?
I give High Flying by Kaylin McFarren a 4 out of 4 stars. I believe this book deserves a perfect rating due to the amazing story told. The immense sorrow felt by the main character Skylar, is heartfelt. The character development she faces plays on the readers' emotions creating a likable character. This book did not deserve a 3 rating in my opinion due to the outstanding story and the minuscule errors that were found in the book. The author started out warning the readers about the characters' harshness and self-harming. This was a wonderful way to help readers decide if they would enjoy this book, letting readers who might be offended by such things avoid it altogether.
I loved how this book was not like any other time travel books out there. In most time travel stories the characters cannot interact with people they know from the past or try to alter what happened before for fear of breaking reality. Skylar traveled to a time before she was born so no one knew her, but in trying to save her father from dying she altered reality more than any time travel book has before. Skylar’s character development was outstanding. In the beginning, we see her as a child trying to deal with her depression that stems from a harsh upbringing, by finding relief through self-harm. We then see her find comfort in a friend and realize there are other ways to deal with a hard life. As she grows older, she finds freedom and release from the dark thoughts that plague her mind by flying in stunt shows with her boyfriend beside her. Skylar starts to realize that to rid herself of dark menacing thoughts she needs to confide in someone again, share her pain with someone that loves her.
There was not one thing that I did not like about this book. What I liked least was how troublesome it was to follow what was happening when Skylar was trying to help her father. There were a lot of things happening in such a short time period, it was a lot to keep track of. The way her mother kept switching emotions was enough to give the reader the preverbal whiplash. You never knew where her feelings lay. I am sure this was on purpose to show the fragility of her mind. When Skylar was trying to figure out how to keep her father alive, she was introduced to many new characters. It was difficult trying to keep them all straight in my mind and how they played a part in her father’s life. As the story goes on, she finds it hard to tell who is telling the truth about how everything started and what is really going on. Even though it was a bit hard to follow, it was still stimulating to the mind to keep every character in a line.
This book would be perfect for those who love a good brain-teasing mystery. With the twist and turns, it will keep them on the edge of their seat. I do not believe this would be a good book for young adults because of the way it describes self-harm. There are more and more young adults today that have self-harming tendencies. Some might read this book and decide they want to see how it feels for themselves. Those who are on the stricter side of being religious would probably not like this book due to their religions have them frown upon people who use self-harm.
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Learning to deal with depression and anxiety stemming from a broken childhood, Skylar finds something in life worth living for. Ever since she was in school, Skylar has wanted to be a pilot. With strong will and determination, she finds relief in the clouds. Becoming a stunt pilot gives her an outlet to ease the pain that encircles her soul, helping her deal with her depression. Flying in a stunt show, a sudden storm erupts in front of her, throwing her off course. She is guided down safely by a mystery man. When she lands, she gets the shock of a lifetime, she is thrown twenty-one years in the past just a few days before her father dies. Trying to find her way back to where she belongs, Skylar realizes she has the chance to rewrite her family’s history. While trying to keep herself and her father alive, she learns more about her family’s shady past than she ever imagined. Will, she successfully rewrite her family’s past, or will she find that sometimes you just can’t change fate?
I give High Flying by Kaylin McFarren a 4 out of 4 stars. I believe this book deserves a perfect rating due to the amazing story told. The immense sorrow felt by the main character Skylar, is heartfelt. The character development she faces plays on the readers' emotions creating a likable character. This book did not deserve a 3 rating in my opinion due to the outstanding story and the minuscule errors that were found in the book. The author started out warning the readers about the characters' harshness and self-harming. This was a wonderful way to help readers decide if they would enjoy this book, letting readers who might be offended by such things avoid it altogether.
I loved how this book was not like any other time travel books out there. In most time travel stories the characters cannot interact with people they know from the past or try to alter what happened before for fear of breaking reality. Skylar traveled to a time before she was born so no one knew her, but in trying to save her father from dying she altered reality more than any time travel book has before. Skylar’s character development was outstanding. In the beginning, we see her as a child trying to deal with her depression that stems from a harsh upbringing, by finding relief through self-harm. We then see her find comfort in a friend and realize there are other ways to deal with a hard life. As she grows older, she finds freedom and release from the dark thoughts that plague her mind by flying in stunt shows with her boyfriend beside her. Skylar starts to realize that to rid herself of dark menacing thoughts she needs to confide in someone again, share her pain with someone that loves her.
There was not one thing that I did not like about this book. What I liked least was how troublesome it was to follow what was happening when Skylar was trying to help her father. There were a lot of things happening in such a short time period, it was a lot to keep track of. The way her mother kept switching emotions was enough to give the reader the preverbal whiplash. You never knew where her feelings lay. I am sure this was on purpose to show the fragility of her mind. When Skylar was trying to figure out how to keep her father alive, she was introduced to many new characters. It was difficult trying to keep them all straight in my mind and how they played a part in her father’s life. As the story goes on, she finds it hard to tell who is telling the truth about how everything started and what is really going on. Even though it was a bit hard to follow, it was still stimulating to the mind to keep every character in a line.
This book would be perfect for those who love a good brain-teasing mystery. With the twist and turns, it will keep them on the edge of their seat. I do not believe this would be a good book for young adults because of the way it describes self-harm. There are more and more young adults today that have self-harming tendencies. Some might read this book and decide they want to see how it feels for themselves. Those who are on the stricter side of being religious would probably not like this book due to their religions have them frown upon people who use self-harm.
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High Flying
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